[UPDATE: 8:06 PM] Senator Cory Booker has ended his speech after speaking for 25 hours and 4 minutes, breaking the record for the longest floor speech in Senate history.
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has been holding a marathon speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate in protest of the Trump administration.
“Iām heading to the Senate floor because Donald Trump and Elon Musk have shown a complete disregard for the rule of law, the Constitution, and the needs of the American people, New Jersey’s senior senator, posted on X, formerly Twitter, moments before he took the floor at 7pm on Monday.
The senator was still speaking on the floor after 11am Tuesday, more than 16 hours after he had begun.
Booker, who said he intended to disrupt “the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able,” received some support from other Senate Democrats, whom he allowed to speak at times during his hours-long speech.
However, Booker has remained standing during his entire speech because he would lose control of the Senate floor if he leaves his desk or sits down.
He also spent some of his time reading messages from people who wrote about various topics, including concerns about Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.
This is the first time Booker, who has served in the Senate since being winning a special election 2013, spoke for so long on the floor.
the poor guy, his streets seem emptier lately, and the crime has finally come down in Newark, so hes getting board
Why doesn’t the scoop have the whole video? š
In all seriousness Booker is a disgrace. I think Avi Schnall should primary him.
Did you listen to any part of his address? I did and you can’t be more wrong.
Being that he is my Senator, I know him quite well, better than I know any other Senator. And I think he is a disgrace.
If Avi Schnall would primary Booker, what percentage of the vote do you think he would get? Schnall has been elected to represent one statewide legislative district. He has almost no name recognition outside of that district, and therefore no realistic chance of winning a statewide race against a popular incumbent senator. In a Booker-Schnall primary matchup, even if every frum Jew in Ocean, Essex, Passaic, and Bergen counties were to vote for Schnall, Booker would win by a minimum 30 point margin.
I think you are underestimating Schnall’s koyach of campaigning.
This is the HARDEST He has ever worked standing for 16 hours but telling lies and spewing hate comes easy and it’s just a typical day in a DemocRAT’s delusional life.
Disgusting. You lost now move on.
Just another Democrat getting in the way of official business.
Just to be sure everyone understands, these long drushos are usually attended by no one, only Pocohantis at best. They literally talk to the wall (and camera)
So…..how did he go to the bathroom?
He fasted for 3 days beforehand and stopped drinking 12 hours before hand so he wouldn’t need the bathroom.
he is a man of the people. I want to ensure my HUD is not cut.
Senator Booker is a disgrace. He represents the democrats not the taxpayer, electorate or NJ. When you hear the demcrats say they are the resistance to President trump remeber they are taking away democracy as the majority of the electorate sent Presidsent Trump to the office of presidency of the USA. The constitution is followed but Senator booker and the rest of his ilk want to usurp the democratic process and the constitution by resisting the will of the people. The republicans did not act like this when Biden or Obama was president.
Remember to vote Senator Booker out next time he is up for election.
It’s true that the majority of voters sent Trump to the WH. But Senator Booker was elected to represent the state of NJ, where most voters did not choose Trump, and where most voters disapprove of Trump’s actions as president. A significant part of Booker’s time was spent reading letters from New Jerseyans into the Senate record.
Let him stand there until he drops dead!
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TLS should not post offensive comments like this. You don’t have to agree with his policies or like him, but noone should talk like this, least of all a Torah Jew.
Freedom of speech. Every dies eventually.
Totally agree with you!
I keep seeing the word “disgrace “, which most politicians are. On both sides, but make sure you call out ALL disgraceful politicians and not just the brown Democrat . What about the thousands of filthy and dirty hateful things Trump has said and done? He’s got everyone beat on that competition. We all know the man that is the man truly for the people and his name is Bernie Sanders! Xoxo
oh that old frog that tried running for president? ye we forgot about him but ye let him run again lets see how far he makes it this time…
Sanders has been on the front lines protesting for the rights of all Americans going back to the civil rights movement. I don’t know if you’re allowed to watch YouTube, but if you can watch the video Bernie Sanders: I know where I came from. “, I think you would feel a little different. Maybe gain something from it. Bernie Sanders is a true “Mensch” as some would put it. These other sociopaths not so much. Good shall prevail in the end.
Trump Unimpressed With Corey Booker’s 16-Hour Marathon Talk
“No One Can Talk Longer Than I Can!” President Says, “I Can Speak Round-the-Clock For 16 Years Straight, If I Choose To!”
President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday that Sen. Corey Booker’s recent 16-hour marathon senate-floor speech was “unimpressive” and “extremely short in duration.”
“Sixteen hour speeches are way too short for my taste,” the President said. “I mean, I can talk for 16 years straight, round-the-clock, non-stop, if I choose to.”
“I’m not even sure I can recount to you everything I did during my lunch break today in a mere 16-hours,” Mr. Trump said.
“Sixteen hours of talk-time is embarrassing!” the President added. “Let Corey Booker speak for 16 consecutive days straight, or let him not speak at all! Because, when he gives those mini 16-hour speeches, he makes a complete fool of himself.”
From the wee hours of Tuesday morning until several hours after sundown, the President continued to lambast the shamefulness of short speeches, and he is still chatting about this topic at this very moment.
“Please tell my wife that I’m almost finished speaking, and that I should be home in about 6 or 7 days at the most, as soon as I’m done talking,” Mr. Trump told one of his staffers.
enough of your stupid AI garbage rant
Are you saying that Booker’s speech was AI? cuz that’s the only garbage I see here.
i usually dont have patience reading the whole asinine commenter ai rant but every once in a while its actually pretty funny
Freinds, this is what I call your tax dollars hard at work, NOT!!
I applaud Booker! Trump is a disgrace and destroying the norms of decency. All the programs and safety nets helping the struggling people within and outside the community are being ripped away, while the MAGA community doesn’t care at all. Zero compassion for suffering people.
Really! which programs and safety net is being removed? Not one. Only things like paying for toeivah training in far away lands are being cut. Unless you listen to the lies of the left wing Marxist legacy media who suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome.